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"Arrested Development" Was The Best TV Satire of the Bush Era

The beloved TV comedy is finally coming back—and its three seasons on Fox had some of the very best satirical jabs at George W. Bush and the Iraq War.

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Why the Producer of "The Hangover Part III" Has Spent So Much Time in Prison

Scott Budnick, the man behind the blockbuster comedy franchise, is a tireless advocate for incarcerated kids.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 2:19 PM PDT

WATCH: Does the IRS Scandal Mean Dark Money Groups Will Go Unchecked? [Fiore Cartoon]

The IRS actually should be investigating shady political nonprofits.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 1:47 PM PDT

Why Julian Assange Hates "We Steal Secrets"

Alex Gibney's new documentary traces the rise and fall of WikiLeaks and its prickly founder.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

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The NRA's List of "Coolest Gun Movies" Is Astoundingly Dumb

"Zombieland"?! "The Godfather"?! Is this serious?

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 10:51 AM PDT
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WATCH: Snuggly Bear from DOJ Says, "Don't Worry About the AP Scandal" [Fiore Cartoon]

Would you rather have freedom of the press, or be snuggly and secure?

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| Fri May. 17, 2013 10:21 AM PDT
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Spock and Awe: How 4 Lucky Post-9/11 War Vets Landed Roles in "Star Trek Into Darkness"

Director J.J. Abrams has taken a strong interest in a nonprofit that helps soldiers readjust to civilian life.

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| Thu May. 16, 2013 4:05 PM PDT
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Welcome, Robot Overlords. Please Don't Fire Us?

Smart machines probably won't kill us all—but they'll definitely take our jobs, and sooner than you think.

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| May/June 2013 Issue
Wall-E

A Brief History of Awesome Robots

From futuristic cities to a 1980s Chinese restaurant, a peek back at the real and fictional robot icons of the last century.

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| Mon May. 13, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Short Takes: Our Nixon

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| Mon May. 13, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Quick Reads: "Any Way You Slice It" by Stan Cox

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| Mon May. 13, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Their Instruments May Be Garbage, But the Music Will Bring Tears to Your Eyes

In a Paraguay slum, a children's orchestra makes do with what it's got—with inspiring results.

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| Mon May. 13, 2013 2:30 AM PDT

Review: The Handsome Family's "Wilderness"

Duo's new album is an absorbing vision of decay and entropy.

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| Mon May. 13, 2013 2:30 AM PDT
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Anna Jarvis, the Radical Behind Mother's Day

In the end, she was sorry she had started it in the first place.

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| Sun May. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

BioShock Infinite: An American History Lesson Where You Get to Blow Shit Up

Video game visionary Ken Levine on the nerd mainstream, screen violence, and mining the past for narrative.

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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5 Directors Who Should Have Directed "The Great Gatsby" Instead of Baz Luhrmann

Luhrmann's version of the classic novel is remarkably terrible. Here are the directors who should have landed the job instead.

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

WATCH: Apple Doesn't Evade Taxes, It iEvades Them [Fiore Cartoon]

Apple's newest groundbreaking product: $82 million in offshore accounts.

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| Thu May. 9, 2013 12:29 PM PDT

This 17-Year-Old Coder Is Saving Twitter From TV Spoilers (Spoiler: She's a Girl)

Jennie Lamere was the only woman to present at a Boston hackathon. She won it.

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| Wed May. 8, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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7 Dodgy Food Practices Banned in Europe But Just Fine Here

We've got it all here in the land of the free, from endocrine-disrupting herbicides to stress-causing feed additives.

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| Wed May. 8, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
Cyril Jordan of the Flamin' Groovies at the Elbo Room, San Francisco.

Photos: Flamin' Groovies Hometown Return

Fabled San Francisco band rocks the house, but its fans' expectations are hard to meet.

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| Tue May. 7, 2013 12:36 PM PDT

Photo Essays + Slideshows

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Glamorous Photos of Kids Smoking

Frieke Janssens' images of kids and (fake!) cigarettes capture the ugliness and the not-quite-bygone glamour of smoking.

Slideshow: "Enjoy an Ice Cream Cone Shortly Before Lunch"

10 classic ads from the sugar and cereal industries.

Portraits of Addiction

A Manhattan banker shoots portraits of drug abuse, sex work, and homelessness in the Bronx.

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Never Before Seen Photos From Legendary Street Photographer Garry Winogrand

Fourteen amazing scenes of life in America—and hundreds more where that came from.

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